A gifted storyteller in both fiction and non-fiction genres, Karim is a columnist of print and online news brands such as The Nation (These Freedoms), Maravi Post, African Global Village (My Take On It and Kwacha Column (Stone thrower Legend from Ndixville).
Xulon Books
Zinyama Village Road
A Girl Called Gaborone
Grandma's Garden
Previous publications
ABC the alphabet
Mau Otsutsana (Opposite words)
Slap me five! God is Alive! Series: the Christmas: the Christmas Collection
Non-fiction genre
Brilliant - One Year with Dr. Joyce Banda.
Article in African Women Writers (East Africa Region) Every woman, a child of God
In civil society work, Karim is co-founder of Malawi Media Women's Association that established Malawi's first community radio station (Dzimwe Community Radio) 1995, supported with funds from UNESCO.
Karim lives in the US and has five children (two daughters and three sons) and 20 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.
Author, editor/journalist/columnist, high school special education (History and English) instructor, communications specialist, advocate, former diplomat
Janet Zeenat Karim is Malawi's renowned media professional with an illustrious publishing career spanning over 40 years in print, broadcast, and social media environments. She has experience with K-12 and adult formal and informal classroom environments. A keen Sunday school instructor and a devout Christian with a passion for telling children's biblical stories. As a radio broadcaster, she created her signature children's radio show, Slap Me Five! God is Alive! Series that she presented in three radio stations.